Famous aphorisms about making friends in ancient times are shared as follows:

1. Friends are straightforward, forgiving, and knowledgeable. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Ji Shi Chapter 16" It is beneficial to people to make friends with upright people, make friends with honest friends, and make friends with knowledgeable people.

2. Don’t make friends with money, because you can’t make friends with money. If there are financial contacts between friends, it is easy for conflicts to arise, leading to no contact between the two.

3. Make friends with a chivalrous heart and be a sincere person. ——Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty, "Migration". Suxin: simple in heart. To make friends, you must have a chivalrous and courageous spirit, and as a person, you must have a simple and innocent feeling.

4. Marry a wife for virtue, not sex, and make friends and heart, not wealth. When marrying a wife, you should marry a woman with morals, not just for looks; when making friends, you should be close to each other, not just for money.

5. It is helpful to know the image and help people in need. ——Ming Dynasty Kuang Fan's "Convenience Picture Compilation" The purpose of making friends is to help each other, and to help others when they are in urgent need.

6. Watering trees and roots makes friends and hearts. ——Haoran "Sunny Sky" When watering a tree, water must be poured on the roots to benefit the whole tree. To make friends, both parties must be sincere before they can become close friends.

7. It is advisable to observe before making friends, and to trust after making friends. ——"Xiao Chuang You Ji·Fa". Before making friends, you should do some research; after making friends, you should trust them.

8. I would rather not study than be close to bandits every day. ——"Qilu Deng" means that the younger generation would rather not study and be literate than associate with those bad people who do evil. It means that young people should be particularly careful when making friends.

9. It is not advisable to make too many friends, because too much will lead to flattery. ——Ming Hong Yingming's "Cai Gen Tan" Before making friends, you should be optimistic about the other person's character, and don't be too general, so that those who want to flatter you will not be able to approach you.

10. Be loyal to your ministers and be righteous in making friends. ——"The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" As a minister, you should be loyal to your master, and when you make friends, you should be loyal.

11. When making friends, you must choose the one who is better than yourself. It is beneficial to talk about it thoroughly and discuss it. Those who are arrogant, disrespectful, and lead others to do evil will harm their friends. A gentleman and a gentleman are friends who share the same path; a gentleman and a gentleman are friends who share the same interests. When making friends, only take advantage of their strengths and ignore their shortcomings.